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“Race against death” amid relentless bombardment in Gaza, pregnant women tell UNFPA
17 October 2023
Solar-powered births in Sudan
Midwives making strides in the crisis-hit country
All photos and footage © UNFPA Sudan
13 October 2023
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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births
15 August 2023
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Ensuring access to maternal healthcare after the devastating Türkiye earthquake
30 May 2023
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Ensuring access to maternal healthcare after the devastating Türkiye earthquake
Fatma was three hours away from having a C-section when the earthquake struck Türkiye in February, destroying her hospital.
See how UNFPA is working with partners to ensure women have access to maternal care and discover why women and girls in Türkiye and Syria still need help.
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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her
25 September 2023
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The desert, the body, the road
A personal journey through Mauritania and Senegal and the quest for women’s sexual and reproductive health
On the road in Mauritania.
© UNFPA/Gaia Squarci
15 August 2023
An inside look at life-saving mobile clinics in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Bulengo camp, on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu, is home to more than 120,000 people.
© UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu
06 September 2023
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Against the odds, Malawian girl overcomes child marriage, agonizing labour and obstetric fistula
11 September 2023
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
01 September 2023
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.
Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.